A festival, slated for November 18-20, will spotlight traditional costumes of Vietnam's ethnic minorities in the north at the Vietnam National Village for Ethnic Culture and Tourism in Son Tay town on the outskirts of Hanoi. Illustrative photo (Source: tuyengiao.vn) The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has freshly issued an organisation plan for the festival, the first of...

The MM Mega Market Vietnam Company, in collaboration with some trade promotion organisations and the Italian Consulate General in Ho Chi Minh City, opened the Taste of Italy week in the southern metropolis. Delegates cut ribbon to launch Taste of Italy Week (Photo: VNA) The event is also the start for a series of activities on promotions and tasting...

The Cambodia Culture Week opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 28 evening, as part of the activities to celebrate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of the bilateral diplomatic ties and the Vietnam-Cambodia, Cambodia-Vietnam Friendship Year 2022. An art performance at the event (Photo: VNA) Minister of State at the Cambodian Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts...

A seminar to introduce Vietnamese culture and tourism to Malaysian people was held in Kuala Lumpur on September 28. Art performance at the event (Photo: VNA) The event was hosted by the Vietnamese Embassy in Malaysia in coordination with the Malaysian Association of Tour & Travel Agents (MATTA) and the Vietnam Tourism Exchange (VNTE). It is the first tourism...

Vietnamese Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Hoang Dao Cuong and secretary of state and spokesman of Cambodia's Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts Long Ponnasirivath signed a cultural and artistic cooperation programme for the 2023 - 2027 period at a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on September 28. At he signing ceremony (Photo: VNA) Accordingly, the...

Tro tan ruc ro (Glorious Ashes) is the first Vietnamese film nominated in the Competition category of the 2022 Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), which will be held from 24 October to November 3 in Japan. Tro tan ruc ro (Glorious Ashes) is the first Vietnamese film nominated in the Competition category of the 2022 Tokyo International Film Festival.(Photo:...

Xoe Thai, the unique folk dance of Vietnam’s Thai ethnic minority group, represents the convergence of cultural beauty, therefore, promoting the art is the shared responsibility of all Vietnamese, said Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh. Xoe Thai, the unique folk dance of Vietnam’s Thai ethnic minority group (Photo: VNA) Chinh made the statement at a ceremony to receive...

The Vietnam-India Culture and Friendship Festival kicked off in the southern province of Binh Duong on September 24. The Vietnam-India Culture and Friendship Festival opens in Binh Duong. (Photo: VNA) The festival is the first among a series of events to be organised to celebrate the 50th founding anniversary of Vietnam-India diplomatic ties and a lead-up to the Horasis...

The Red River Delta province of Hung Yen is currently home to five national treasures, two of which are kept at Huong Lang Pagoda - an ancient Buddhist temple in Minh Hai commune, Van Lam district. The stone lion statue at Huong Lang Pagoda (Photo: baohungyen.vn) Huong Lang Pagoda, also called Lang Pagoda, is one of the oldest...

Due to the number of people interested in attending an event to celebrate UNESCO recognising the art of Thai ethnic group’s Xoe dance as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity, free tickets are only available on request, the organising committee announced. UNESCO recognised the art of Xoe Thai as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity in 2021. (Source:...